New York firm raises $100 million for new direct lending vehicle
A US mezzanine specialist looks like it is dabbling in senior loans having launched a new direct lending fund with $100 million of commitments

Taconic raises $600 million for European credit strategy
New York-based institutional investment firm Taconic Capital Advisors has raised $600 million in commitments for a European credit dislocation strategy, according to market sources

New CarVal distressed credit fund reaches $2.36 billion
Alternatives manager CarVal Investors has raised $2.36 billion for its new vehicle CVI Credit Value Fund IV, according to regulatory filings

Principal and Finisterre team up to launch emerging market Ucits fund
Multi-boutique asset management firm Principal Global Investors has launched an unconstrained emerging markets fixed income Ucits that will be managed by its subsidiary, Finisterre Capital

Californian firm boosts tax-exempt real estate credit fund by $32.5 million
Mosaic Real Estate Investors has raised about $32.5 million for its tax-exempt real estate credit fund since launching about a year ago

Eagle Point raises $100 million for new CLO-focused fund
Greenwich-based Eagle Point has raised $100.2 million for a new private fund that will invest in CLO equity, regulatory filings reveal

KKR's private credit fund fund targets Hong Kong and now South Korea
KKR has raised $301.1 million for its KKR Private Credit Opportunities Partners II (EEA) LP fund, which appears to be targeting Asia-based investors

Pimco fund edges closer to $5 billion hard cap with new pension fund injection
Pimco's special situations fund, already above $3 billion, has picked up fresh inflows from a Pennsylvania pension fund

HPS wraps up fundraising for specialty loan fund with $4.5 billion of LP capital
New York-based HPS Investment Partners has completed fundraising for its HPS Specialty Loan Fund 2016 - which raised over $4.5 billion of imited partner capital with $6.5 billion of purchasing power, exceeding the initial target of $5 billion

Monroe holds $300 million first close for private credit fund
Chicago-based Monroe Capital has held its first close on its 2017 Monroe Capital Private Credit Fund in the amount of $300 million, a source close to the situation confirms

New Jersey firm launches distressed debt and direct lending fund
New Jersey firm Chatham Asset Management has launched a distressed debt and direct lending fund and has raised at least $106.9 million for it so far, according to regulatory filings

West coast manager raises $600 million for upcoming direct lending fund
Los Angeles-based Crescent Capital has launched a new direct lending product known as Crescent Direct Lending Fund II, which comes in both levered and unlevered forms and appears to have a $1 billion fundraising target

New Jersey pension to invest $200 million with boutique private debt manager
The New Jersey State Investment Council is poised to invest in a private debt fund run by Chatham Asset Management

Guggenheim raises $200 million for opportunistic credit vehicle
Guggenheim has raised $200 million for a new opportunistic credit fund, which is backed by three investors to date

Angel Oak joins growth in credit interval funds
Angel Oak is set to become the latest credit manager to target retail investors following in the footsteps of Alcentra, GoldenTree, GSO and Octagon 

Credit fundraising hits $11.1bn in September
$11.1 billion was raised for credit-orientated strategies in September, according to Creditflux’s fundraising tracker. Just over half of this ($5.6 billion) comes from direct lending funds

Asian airline operator approves $30 million ticket for new CarVal credit fund
US credit strategies continue to attract capital from Asian investors with CarVal Investors the latest asset manager to distribute a fund in the continent

Chicago-based manager unveils ambitious plans for listed CLO equity fund
US CLO manager aims to become the latest to add a CLO investment fund

East coast pension fund commits $50 million to Carlyle private credit fund
The New Hampshire Retirement System has committed to invest $100 million to Carlyle Group, including $50 million to a private credit fund

Private equity firm raises $54 million in three months for credit fund
New York-based Siguler & Guff’s small business credit fund has raised almost $54 million in just three months, according to regulatory filings

Catholic fraternity puts its faith in Audax for private debt partnership
New York-based Audax Management Company and New Haven-based Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors have partnered together on a private debt fund that has raised almost $123 million in a year

Atlanta boutique moves into structured credit with new fund
Boutique asset management firm Ardent has launched a new credit vehicle -- the third fund for the Atlanta-based company

Dallas boutique Civitas launches alternative credit strategy
Dallas-based Civitas Alternative Investments has launched a new credit vehicle in the form of two related funds – and has started fundraising for them as it announces plans for further growth

Long-short manager Kingdon grows its credit fund
Kingdon Capital Management's credit assets under management have increased over the last year, SEC filings suggest

Riverside seeks $350 million for new fund within recently launched credit arm
Global private equity firm The Riverside Company is looking to raise up to $350 million for a new credit fund